Browse: Vivica Genaux (mezzo-soprano)
This page lists all recordings performed by Vivica Genaux.
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Handel: Serse
RecommendedFranco Fagioli (Serse), Vivica Genaux (Arsamente), Inga Kalna (Romilda), Francesca Aspromonte (Atalanta), Andrea Mastroni (Ariodate), Delphine Galou (Amastre), Biagio Pizzuti (Elviro)
Il Pomo d ́Oro Orchestra, Maxim Emelyanychev
I’d guess that a voice like Franco Fagioli’s…comes as close as we can get today to the mingled brilliance, suppleness and power of the great castrati in their pomp… few if any falsettists today... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2018
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Record Review, 29th December 2018, Disc of the Week
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2019, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Winner - Baroque Vocal
3 CDs
$33.75Downloads
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Vivaldi: Ercole sul Termodonte, RV 710
Rolando Villazón (Ercole), Patrizia Ciofi (Orizia), Diana Damrau (Martesia), Joyce DiDonato (Ippolita), Vivica Genaux (Antiope), Topi Lehtipuu (Telemone), Philippe Jaroussky (Alceste), Romina Basso (Teseo)
Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi
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Diapason d’Or, March 2020, Réédition
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Vivaldi: Ercole sul Termodonte
RecommendedRolando Villazón (Ercole), Patrizia Ciofi (Orizia), Diana Damrau (Martesia), Joyce DiDonato (Ippolita), Vivica Genaux (Antiope), Topi Lehtipuu (Telemone), Philippe Jaroussky (Alceste), Romina Basso (Teseo)
Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi
Joyce DiDonato is compelling as the passionate Hippolyta, her 'Onde chiare' especially beguiling. Vivica Genaux is splendid in the role of the warrior-queen Antiope, presenting her credentials... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th December 2010
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2011, Opera Choice
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Vivaldi: Bajazet
Ildebrando d’Arcangelo (Bajazet), Patrizia Ciofi (Idaspe), David Daniels (Tamerlano), Elina Garanca (Andronico), Vivica Genaux (Irène), Marijana Mijanovic (Asteria)
Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi
Fabio Biondi and his ensemble Europa Galante… seem to have found their métier and the result is vibrant and compelling. David Daniels is on impressive form as the cruel warrior Tamerlano. Bajazet... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2005, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2005, Editor's Choice
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Baroque Gender Stories
Vivica Genaux (mezzo-soprano), Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor)
Lautten Compagney, Wolfgang Katschner
Wolfgang Katschner and Lautten Compagney provide lean, skilfully balanced and astute theatrical support. Clever artistic programming means that each half starts with a striking overture and culminates... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2019
2 CDs
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The disc is a delight not just because Genaux is a technically accomplished and warmly communicative artist, but also because the arias themselves are of high quality. Costanza's 'Agitata da... — More…
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Handel: Lucio Cornelio Silla, HWV10
Sonia Prina (Silla), Martina Belli (Claudio), Sunhae Im (Metella), Vivica Genaux (Lepido), Roberta Invernizzi (Flavia), Francesca Lombardi Mazzulli (Celia), Luca Tittoto (Il Dio)
Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi
Genaux navigates tricky coloratura splendidly as Lepido, whose lover Flavia is sung eloquently by Roberta Invernizzi … Listeners might enjoy Biondi’s sheen of vitality. — More…
2 CDs
$32.00Downloads
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Scarlatti, A: La Santissima Trinità
Vivica Genaux (contralto), Véronique Gens (soprano), Roberta Invernizzi (soprano), Paul Agnew (tenor), Roberto Abbondanza (bass)
Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi
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Genaux brings a fascinating swagger to the solo motets. Her chest voice has a baritone richness; in higher registers, she can sound virginal or diva-ish. Zooming through scalar passages and leaping... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2018
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Vivica Genaux: Arias
Vivica Genaux (mezzo)
Les violons du roy, Europa Galante, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Bernard Labadie, Fabio Biondi, John Nelson
3 CDs
$15.75
